proper way to heat cycle 555r's

[scooterposse]

anyone know what the proper way to heat cycle the nitto 555r's is? i called nitto and the customer service/tech info rep and he told me to just drive them 50 miles at "normal" speed. is this the right way? kinda hard to believe discount tire charges for this. thanks guys

 

[evil04svtcobra]

i dont know... i've orderd nittos that have been heat cycled on a roller before i bought them. that set of tires lasted so long, i was very impressed.

but as far as what exactly they do or how they do it.... i dunno:??:

 

[metaman]

Steeda told me to just get them up to highway temperature and let them cool down about 3-5 times.

 

[Tractionless1]

Throw them in the trash, heat cycling won't help.

 

[unit213]

Heat cycle drag radials? Just put them on and have at it. They aren't like a set of rings that need to be seated.

 

[timspony]

^^ +1 ... If you use them at the track, do a GOOD burnout with them for a good 60' time! ....I have a best of 1.82 with the 275 555R's!

 

[rotor_powerd]

Go out to a local parking lot, do 8-10 tight figure 8's to scrub some heat into them, then go home and park it so they can cool. Heat cycling really isn't going to make much difference on them honestly, though.